Meadville Tribune reports shortage of language teachers in NW PA

A week after telling the Conneaut School Board that the district has been unable to find a foreign language teacher to fill the vacancy left by the departure of the Conneaut Area Senior High German teacher, Superintendent Jarrin Sperry offered a straightforward update on the search.

“Still looking,” he said following Wednesday’s meeting.

— Meadville Tribune, 8/9/18

While the Conneaut vacancy in German and an opening in Penncrest for a French instructor are of acute local concern, the article goes on to say that “[t]he dearth of foreign language teachers is evident throughout the districts that make up the Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit.”

Read the full article here.